Byron Wien

See Some of the Top Moving Indexes Here. According to Business Week, option contracts that pay off should the benchmark index for U.S. equities plunge more than 23% from its April highs are 75% more expensive than contracts speculating on gains. This is the biggest premium ever, and Blackstone's (...

The Japanese government raised its view of the economy for March, the Wall St. Journal reported today. It was the 1st time in 8 months. The report was released by the Office of the Cabinet. The report emphasized that the risk of prolonged deflation choking off the nation's nascent recovery still...

Byron Wien, of Blackstone Advisory Services was on Wall St. Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, this weekend. Wien reiterated some of his 10 unexpected events. He thinks rates are going up this year, both discount and the Fed rate. As a result he expects the American stock market to experience...

Byron Wien, the 76 year old Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Services and one of Wall Street’s best known veterans, has published his top 10 predictions for 2010. Mr. Wien has been publishing his list of economic, market and political surprises since 1986. Here are Mr. Wien’s top 10...

Byron Wien was quite accurate with his predictions for 2009 which raises expectations that his predictions for 2010 will also be quite on target. Here are some of the predictions he made for 2009: - S&P 500 to rise to 1200: It came up to 1115. - Gold to rise to $1200 per ounce: This was on...